Binge drinking. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) conducts a large survey of health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States.35 The BRFSS data set contains data on 29 demographic and risk factors for each state. Use the percent of binge drinkers for this exercise.
(a) Prepare a graphical display of the distribution and use your display to describe the major features of the distribution.
(b) Calculate numerical summaries. Give reasons for your choices.
(c) Write a short paragraph summarizing what the data tell us about binge drinking in the United States.